SURVEY ON STREET DOG ISSSUES IN KERALA

Neethu C. Shaji

B.Ed Student ( Mathematics)

Mount Carmel College of Teacher Education, Kottayam

Abstract

Street dogs are usually poorly cared for and often carry diseases and pathogen. Todaythey have become a serious problem. Many people especially children have been attacked. ASurvey was conducted to check the awareness of people regarding street dog issues. Trough thissurvey it was found that people face so many problems due to street dogs. They need a solutionfor this relevant issue.

Introduction

Now a day street dogs are a common issues. Kerala is an animal friendly and pet lovingstate. The relationship between street dogs and the human population in our cities is mostlyharmonious but the rabies is a major concern. Street dogs are a main vector of the deadlydisease , which make them unwanted members of Kerala society leading to in humane meansof dog control in most part of Kerala. Over the past month more than 300 cases of dogs biteshave been registered in the state capital Trivandrum alone. Official records states that over40,000 people have been bitten by stray in the last eight months.

The open garbage dumps, or the overflowing garbage on road side is over run by straydogs that feed and breed around it. By widespread public outrage, the state administration foundquick fix solution to control the fast exalting crisis by large scale calling aggressive stray dog inthe state. Against to the enhance to examinate wondering street dogs animal archivist joint toconvince the government to reverse the stand. While public opinion in Kerala remains sharplydivided with those bitten by dogs, saying for blood and animal activities relaying in alarm andobjective analysis or a survey would help understand the situation better. Street dog problem isa relevant issue .The public should be aware of this issue and they want to know the safetymeasures and also need a solutionStatement of the problem

A Study on Street dog issues in Kerala.

Objectives of the study

To know how the people are affected by the problems caused due to street dogs. To know about remedial measures taken by the authority towards this problem To know the opinion of people about the of mass killing of stray dog To understand whether people are aware of antivirus vaccination. To know whether the people are aware of Animal right activities.

Methodology

Survey method was adopted for this study. Investigator collected data from 100 peoplefrom Kottayam, Idukki, Kannur districts . A Self constructed Questionnaire was used for thestudy. It included 23 questions.

Analysis and Interpretation of data

The survey was conducted on severe issue of street dogs in Kerala on the month ofSeptember 2015.the survey was mainly conducted in different parts of Kottayam ,Idukki,Kannurdistricts. From this study it was revealed that about 82% of the people faced the problem of streetdog in their locality. But the sorrowing fact that about 21%of the sample were direct victims ofthe street dog attacks.

The domestic animals of the 50%of the people in the sample were attacked severely bystreet dogs.52%of them were the opinion that provocation by human behavior was the majorcause of street dog attacks and the other 48%of the people strongly disagree with the statement.

64% of the people said that the government had to take safety measures in their locality.But 36%of the people were not satisfied with the instead measures. Even though 69% of thepeople disagree with the mass killing of street dogs in the name of street dog attack. 31% of thepeople were in a strong decision of killing them.

6%of the people didnt get awareness programme.40%of them are against the opinion ofAnimal right activities. 27% of the people strongly support the contraception and fertility controlmethod. Even though 73% of the people disagree with the methods of controlling fertilitymany of them were doubtful about the practicability of the method.

89% of the people had taken antirabies vaccination after the attack of stray dogs but 11%of the people were in opinion that vaccination is required only when the attacked dog is rabbiesaffected. 81% of the people strongly oppose to arrest of the people who kills the dog. They werein the opinion that there is no other way rather than killing at the time of attack.

29% of the people had noticed many of the people who threw their dogs or puppies tothese streets. They strongly point out this to be a major cause for the increase the number ofstreet dogs. 60% of the people in the sample says that lower strata of the society is more affectedby this problem 61%of the people in the sample were in the need of reformed animal protectionlaws.

75% of the people were in a strong belief that the heaps of waste in the open space ismajor cause for the healthy survival of the street dogs.80% of the people were against mediawith the way of presenting this social issue. They think that the media was making a great fusswithin the social issues .this was the main reason for the fear of dog is the minds of commonman.

63% of the people set a part time for participating in the canine welfare programmes. Butthe37% didnt found time to participate in such programmes. 82% % of the people believed thatthe rising issue of stray dog can be tackled with the united activities of both government andgeneral public.

71% of the people didnt take timely vaccination for their pet dogs. Only 29% wereaware about the timely vaccination of the pets. 60% of the people were in the opinion that thename of stray dog is right and just 40% of the people consider the arising allegation in thename of stray dogs a baseless and of no use.

Conclusion The people of kerala are not insisting killing street dogs. They suggest that thegovernment should allocate proper shelter and domestic care for these stray dogs. Thus there willbe a reduction in the free ranging of dogs. The attitude of public is varying only because of thefear of insecurity.